Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) on March 5 unveiled the revised NHI prices for drugs subject to…
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Entyvio, Rexulti, and Lenvima among 15 More Drugs Picked for IRA Price Talks
The US government has released the third batch of medicines subject to Medicare price negotiations, including three drugs from Japanese firms — Takeda’s Entyvio (vedolizumab), Otsuka Pharmaceutical’s Rexulti (brexpiprazole), and Eisai’s Lenvima (lenvatinib). The list was unveiled by the Centers…
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